2025 Road Races Performance Rankings

London and Valencia topped the 2025 marathon and half marathon rankings respectively. Istanbul Half finished the year fifteenth.

World Athletics 2025 Competition Rankings are finalised following the races held in the new year’s eve. Thanks to the women-only world record, TCS London Marathon ranked first once again in the marathons top list. London Marathon, now the 20-time winner of the past 25 years, is followed by the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Tokyo Marathon. Mersin secured its leadership among the marathons held in Turkey. Ranked 30th in the world rankings, Mersin Marathon, where the Turkish all-comers record in men’s marathon was improved, finished the year 135 points ahead of Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon.

Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Half Marathon is ranked number one for a second consecutive year among the half marathons. Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Half Marathon was again the top-ranked Turkish road race in any category.

World Road Races Performance Rankings are based on the aggregate points of the fastest eight performances and the participation score of the competitors in a race. Top five events in 2025 and the rankings of the Turkish races are as follows:

Marathons:
   1. TCS London Marathon, 10648 points
   2. Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 10448 points
   3. Tokyo Marathon, 10398 points
   4. Boston Marathon, 10180 points
   5. TCS Amsterdam Marathon, 9937 points
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  30. Mersin Marathon, 9231 points
  51. Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon, 9096 points

Half marathons:
    1. Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Half Marathon, 10532 points
    2. Copenhagen Half Marathon, 10384 points
    3. Barcelona Half Marathon by Brooks, 10139 points
    4. Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, 9985 points
    5. Berlin Half Marathon, 9901 points
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  15. Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Half Marathon, 9671 points
135. Trabzon Half Marathon, 8188 points
245. Runkara Half Marathon, 7418 points